Lessons in social psychiatry at unexpected times!

Abstract

Social psychiatry remains an integral and essential component of core psychiatry. The author, who was an earlier president of the Indian Association for Social Psychiatry, and now the president of World Association of Social Psychiatry, discusses some of the key influences in his career developmental trajectory which oriented him to the necessity of the social component of psychiatry in patient care and organizational work. It is expected that these lessons, shared with the readers, will motivate others too in the area of social psychiatry.

Keywords

• India
• lessons
• psychiatry
• social
• world